Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 81 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
8. 8.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
20. 20.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
21. 21.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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